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Buzzing / static sound coming from back of new iPhone 7 Plus
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We will put you in the maybe column.
I seem to have all three also. The noise is only audible when held up to my ear which is fine.
The white noise I'm not sure if the 6s had it or not but fine I can live with that maybe they can tweak the gain.
What I can't live with is 1 + 3 combined. If I set garage band to download for eg and then start a video recording the noise can clearly be heard on the video like the other person who uploaded a sample on YouTube.
So glad I stuck with my Note 7. My first one didn't explode and my replacement runs better and with longer battery life. I also got 2 free Samsung 256GB EVO SD cards out of it. Hopefully Apple has better quality control with the iPhone 8 and it had better have OLED!
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I was told by a senior advisor that my videos have been submitted to engineers and they are waiting on word back. I also have a friend who works for Apple Care who said Apple are definitely aware of the issue now. I should hear back from Apple tomorrow (Australian time).
The you tube video also showed the 6s did to. Just a lot quieter. Unless I'm wrong.
I agree my 6s plus had that noise but very subtle and wouldn't be heard during video
I have the 6s plus and it's dead silent. Nothing like the 7 plus I had.
That video you hear no noise other than normal ambient noise.
The mic is sesitive and picks up white noise. My sound is amazing on videos I record. Went to Adele yesterday and it was great.
I think it is also going to be my choice. I don't want to run back and forth buy/return product in Apple stores. I wait 1 month if they fix it I buy iPhone 7+ if not I go with Note 7. I had Note 7 for a week and had to return it. I'm an Apple guy, but in my opinion Note 7 smokes out iPhone 7+.
IMO iPhone 7+ has better screen than OLED Note7 has
I also bought Apple Watch SS black series 2 with a clicky power button. It clicks almost as loud as a finger snap and I don't like it.
I think Apple cannot make its .... together and they only react fast on specific political issues rather than on problems with their products. I feel sorry for Apple. We still have no official statement from them about the problem and it is sad.
yes they do, mine makes the noise and so does my wifes....stop generalizing it brah'
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well my sisters cousins works for apple tech and said you're wrong, and then my nieces nephews uncles cousin said apple wasn't aware of the issue, which is it?
I really like when I returned my buzzing / camera noise iPhone 7+ I was told at the store that I was the first with the problem. I looked at the persons eyes and I couldn't read that she lied to me. I told her that it is always good to be first than last
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... but all your relatives use Family account on apple store and charge your credit cardyes they do, mine makes the noise and so does my wifes....stop generalizing it brah'
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well my sisters cousins works for apple tech and said you're wrong, and then my nieces nephews uncles cousin said apple wasn't aware of the issue, which is it?
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yes they do, mine makes the noise and so does my wifes....stop generalizing it brah'
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well my sisters cousins works for apple tech and said you're wrong, and then my nieces nephews uncles cousin said apple wasn't aware of the issue, which is it?
at this point i'm too scared to return mine and get one with worse issues that just wait for everything to settle down. you know?
Curious if anyone has managed to exchange their phone for another one without the problem?
As far as Apple employees saying they haven't heard of the problem, or haven't had anyone else return for that reason -- I would believe it. This forum doesn't even make up 1% of total apple users, and most would take a little while to ever notice the problem -- and even then may not care.
As far as Apple employees saying they haven't heard of the problem, or haven't had anyone else return for that reason -- I would believe it. This forum doesn't even make up 1% of total apple users, and most would take a little while to ever notice the problem -- and even then may not care.
so far I have taken video outside with normal noise environment (kids talking, cars passing by etc) if you want to call it that and have no hissing or clicking/cracking sound in the video (unless its picking up white noise but again for me this is a good thing as my phone does hiss and clicks when under load). When I shoot a video in dead quiet environment then I can hear the hiss. At least for me, I rarely if ever shoot in dead quiet environments. I will be pissed once the hissing gets into videos in loud environments. Would be nice for Apple to acknowledged what the hissing/crackling noise is and not to ignore it as many people have this hissing issue..
you can hear white noise if you turn the volume ALL THE WAY UP. but again, that's how microphones and sound works. The hissing/buzzing is an issue though with some phones because it was on my first one but not on the second one.
I want to exchange mine as well but hoping I will be able to once more stock comes in and apple "secretly" fixes it, plus seems like you are one of the lucky ones to exchange it and not have the hiss on the first replacement. As I've read so many that have exchanged it multiple times due to the hissing coming from the replacement phones as well.